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Avoiding the Mubarak pyramid scheme

The policy debate over whether to press autocratic yet "friendly" regimes on democracy and human rights is often cast as "values versus interests" or "realism versus idealism," but in the

ForeignPolicy.com: A Closer Look at the “Mubarak Trust Fund”

Stephen McInerney, POMED’s Director of Advocacy, published an article at ForeignPolicy.com about the potential establishment by the U.S. of an “endowment” for the Egyptian government, popularly referred to as the

Mohamed Salah el-Sanousi tortured and arrested for the second time

El-Sanousi’s mother challenged the warrant in Criminal Court which ruled in her favour however the verdict was defied and el-Sanousi was arrested and tortured once again.

Ketan Tanta and Salemko laborers Protest

Workers at theTanta Company for Ketan resumed their open strike in front of the Council of Ministers in Cairo after suspending the stand for 45 days. The workers industrial action

POMED Notes: FY2011 Appropriations and Middle East Democracy”

The Project on Middle East Democracy and the Heinrich B?ll Foundation co-hosted an event on Capitol Hill to mark the release of a new publication, “The Federal Budget and Appropriations

Shebin Textiles workers protest while Security Forces in Hamoul thwarts another

More than 300 workers and early pensioners from Shebin's Textile and Spinning Company, protested today in front of the Workers Union Club in Shebin El-Kom. The protestors demanded their annual

Brotherhood leader calls for annulling Emergency Law

Freshly released MB senior leader Dr. Essam El-Erian confirmed in a recent statement that the release of the senior MB members from detention was not based on any deals struck.

EMHRN denounces the repression of Democracy Activists in Egypt

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) condemns the Egyptian security forces’ violent assaults against a large number of peaceful demonstrators in Cairo, Alexandria and various other areas on April 6.

State security attack MB students injuring 7 and arresting 23

The charade against MB students continues in yet another series of brutal assaults as arrests continue.

Mohamed ElBaradei hits out at west’s support for repressive regimes

Western governments risk creating a new generation of Islamist extremists if they continue to support repressive regimes in the Middle East, the former head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Mohamed